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Mexico steps up revisions amid US pressure over migrant flow

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:29:54 +0000

Mexico steps up revisions amid US pressure over migrant flow

COMITAN, Mexico – Mexican authorities stepped up revisions along well-traveled routes for migrants in southern Mexico over the weekend, checking identifications, pulling migrants off public transport and intercepting four trucks packed with nearly 800 migrants.

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Hong Kong police begin to clear streets of protesters

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:23:26 +0000

Hong Kong police begin to clear streets of protesters

HONG KONG – Hong Kong citizens marched for hours Sunday in a massive protest that drew a late-in-the-day apology from the city’s top leader for her handling of legislation that has stoked fears of expanding control from Beijing in this former British colony.

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Record number of African migrants coming to Mexican border

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:48:47 +0000

Record number of African migrants coming to Mexican border

PORTLAND, Maine – Undaunted by a dangerous journey over thousands of miles, people fleeing economic hardship and human rights abuses in African countries are coming to the U.S.-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers, surprising Border Patrol agents more accustomed to Spanish-speaking migrants.

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4 years in, Trump fondly recalls Trump Tower campaign launch

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:41:16 +0000

4 years in, Trump fondly recalls Trump Tower campaign launch

NEW YORK – It was the escalator ride that would change history.Four years ago on Sunday, Donald Trump descended through the pink marble and brass atrium of Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for president , the first step on a journey few believed would take him all the way to the White House.

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A Utah veteran turning 101 gets over 5,000 birthday cards

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:30:18 +0000

A Utah veteran turning 101 gets over 5,000 birthday cards

OREM, Utah – When John Frey’s family requested 101 birthday cards to celebrate the World War II veteran’s 101st birthday in Utah, they were expecting to get 500 at most.

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Strong quake hits island chain off New Zealand; no tsunami

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:58:38 +0000

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck an arc of islands off New Zealand on Sunday, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it may cause only minor sea level changes in some coastal areas.

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Protesters strip, get painted in Times Square

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:27:50 +0000

Protesters strip, get painted in Times Square

NEW YORK  – Several dozen people stripped naked and got their bodies painted in New York’s Times Square as part of what was billed as a protest against “divisiveness.”

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Guam Catholic group protests recruitment of abortion doctors

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:22:52 +0000

Guam Catholic group protests recruitment of abortion doctors

HAGATNA, Guam — A Catholic group has protested the governor of Guam’s plan to recruit abortion providers to the U.S. territory where no doctors are currently willing to terminate pregnancies.

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Hong Kong leader delays unpopular bill; activists want more

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:56:09 +0000

Hong Kong leader delays unpopular bill; activists want more

HONG KONG – Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sought to quell public anger Saturday by shelving an unpopular extradition bill that has highlighted apprehension about relations with mainland China, but opponents of the measure said it was not enough.

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Notre Dame celebrates 1st Mass since devastating April fire

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:50:08 +0000

Notre Dame celebrates 1st Mass since devastating April fire

PARIS – The archbishop wore a hard-hat helmet, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside, but Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday held its first Mass since the devastating April 15th fire that ravaged its roof and toppled its masterpiece spire.

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